Full of food and color

Chapter 150
At noon, people from the inner, third and outer floors crowded in front of the list, and the gate of the county government was completely surrounded.

At this time of year, there is always a lively meeting at the gate of the county yamen. When the list is announced, some people are happy and some are sad. Just look at the expressions on the faces of those scholars. Some people are ecstatic and rush to tell each other. , leaving sadly.

If one gets on the list, not to mention that his future will step up to a new level, even the people in the house who support him to study don't know how happy he will be.However, after all, there are only a handful of dozens of people on the list of talents every year, and most of the students still fail, and only the person concerned can understand the ups and downs.

Baozhu couldn't help sighing, scholars in ancient times were not so easy, if they were selected as scholars, it was only the beginning of their official career, what will happen in the future is still unknown.If you fail, you will have to fight again in the next year. Year after year, the young man becomes a young man, and in a blink of an eye, the young man has turned into two gray hairs.

Take Runze as an example, he studies all year round, gets up early and stays up late, and stays up late with lights on. That kind of boring life is no easier than farming. Although he does not need to do the farm work in the house, the pressure in his heart is not small at all. , but not as simple and happy as the second brother's life of working all day.

If the situation in the house is better, that's all. If it happens to my own family a few years ago, a few acres of land is only enough to eat and drink for the whole family when the harvest is poor. .In such a situation, it is necessary for the baby to read a scholar. Not to mention the nervousness in the room, the burden on the baby's heart is also heavy.Brother Runze has always been a preoccupied person. Although he didn't say anything in the past few years, he must have felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.That is, since this year, he married a wife and came to teach in the county again. The smile on his face became a little more, and his whole person became rounder than before.

Seeing that the uncle and the third aunt were rushing into the crowd, Baozhu hurriedly collected her thoughts and followed them all the way in. After a while of pushing and shoving, she got in front of the list. This year's list posted three as usual, One for the province, one for the state, and one for the county.

The third aunt and the younger uncle were illiterate, so they just squinted their eyes and looked at each one. Baozhu went to look at the county list first, and saw that Brother Jide was ranked first, with a smile on his face, and immediately announced the happy news to Chen Cuixi, and then Looking down the list, seeing that He Lanjin was also ranked sixth, I couldn't help being happy for him for a while, thinking that the people who came to his house had already returned to the house to say the good news.

Then there is the government list, Brother Jide is only ranked fifth, and the provincial list is around 1.Thinking of such a result, he is really proud. In terms of ranking, he is not considered the top, he only took No.30 in the county, but he is only 20 this year, and it is the first year of the exam, so he can get Such a good result is really not easy. After all, in this era, before the age of [-], one can be regarded as a young scholar who has achieved success. It is said that there are a few of the top rankings in this province, and several of them took the exam in the first year. , and under the age of [-]?

Therefore, she still has great confidence in Brother Jide. He is just young and lacks some experience. If he can experience a lot in the provincial capital, how can his future achievements stop at being a scholar?
Turning around, there was no shadow of the third aunt, she hurriedly squeezed out from the crowd, before she could stand still, the uncle came forward with a smile: "Your aunt will run back as soon as she heard that she won the Jide, and I'm afraid now." If we have already returned to the house, let's not delay, go back to the house and talk."

As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Liang Dong was setting up a cart in the yard. Chen Cuixi smiled and said, "Your cousin has been selected as a scholar, which is a great happy event. Today, my aunt will go to the village to report the letter to brother Liang Dong!"

Baozhu looked up at her aunt with a smile, "The banquet will be hosted by Chen Ji!" Then she went to look at Jide, "Congratulations, cousin, No. 1 in our county and fifth in the house!"

Jide was not very happy, "It's not something to be happy about, and it's only fifth." Turning around, "I'm going back to my room to study."

Chen Cuixi shook his head, half-annoyed and half-joyed: "Leave him alone! Since that day, that freak has been working hard with all his heart, and he looks more diligent than Runze back then, and he only fell asleep in the middle of the night yesterday. !"

When talking about the banquet, Chen Cuixi grinned from ear to ear, "I'm just going to inform my relatives today, the date hasn't been set yet, and I'm discussing it with your uncle."

Uncle Baozhu stood under the porch and smiled, "I have no objection, Mother Jide will do as she sees."

Zhaodi had just been sent to the shop to make breakfast, and now she hurried back, and just stepped through the door, when she heard that Jide had won a scholar, she jumped up and down in front of Chen Cuixi and yelled, "I will do it tomorrow, and I will do it tomorrow." Just do it, ask my mother, uncles and aunts to join us!"

Chen Cuixi patted her with a smile, and said to everyone: "In a few days, the farming season will be busy. If you want to do it, you have to hurry up. It's better to make it later. We have time to prepare tomorrow!"

Zhaodi said regretfully, "The latter one is fine too! I just have to look forward to another day!"

Wang Fulai glanced at her, "It's getting late, let's go to the shop with your sister Baozhu first, and my father and your brother will be there for other things."

Chen Cuixi also nodded, "I am happy today, don't delay the business."

Baozhu nodded, then went back to the shop with Zhaodi.

Liangdong and Uncle Baozhu went back to the village to inform each other, and Chen Cuixi had to go to Lijia Village to inform Grandma Jide's house. Due to time constraints, they couldn't discuss the list of guests at the house, so they drove to the town first, and then split up. go back to the house.

Wei Sipei came just after noon, he took a day off today, heard from Tang Bao that he came once this morning, when Baozhu was not there, he left.

Seeing that the shop was short of manpower, she sat on the counter and helped put away the accounts. When Baozhu came out in her free time, she told him about the fact that she had won a scholar by virtue of her merits. He smiled, "The county will release the list today. You're not here, so I'll guess." Then he took out a letter from his pocket, "This is for Ji De, Baozhu will be handed to him when we go back at night."

Zhao Di snorted, and took it over curiously, "Is there anything I need to write in a special letter? Is it still a secret?"

Wei Sipei smiled, and said calmly: "It's just a few words of congratulations." He glanced at Baozhu again and asked: "After the busy farming season, should we go to the provincial capital?"

Baozhu nodded, "Look at Gu Gu, she wants to go to the provincial capital for school."

Wei Sipei nodded his head lightly, "There are seven or eight prescriptions attached to the letter, all of which are used for headaches and fever. If you have symptoms, follow the prescriptions and go to the pharmacy to get the medicine."

Baozhu blinked, "Since when did you and Brother Jide get along like this? Speaking of which, I haven't given me a prescription all these years in the county!"

He smiled, his tone apologetic, "Thanks to your aunt and Jide taking care of you these past few years, now he is going to the provincial capital to study, but I have nothing to give him, only these prescriptions I'm afraid it can be used, and I don't have to be afraid of having a headache on weekdays."

Zhaodi pursed her lips and sighed, "It sounds like Baozhu is closer to you. Speaking of which, you and my sister are not related, but brother Jide is Baozhu's cousin!" , and narrowly said: "This year, I have also taken care of my sister, brother Sipei, what can I do to thank me!"

Wei Sipei had a smile on his lips, "I keep it in my heart, I will buy two kinds of dim sum in the future, one pack of peanut kernels and one pack of preserved fruit."

Zhaodi pursed her lips again, "It's just such a small benefit? It's not possible, it must be added!"

Baozhu smiled and watched the two of them arguing, and after a while, interjected: "He Langge has also been selected as a scholar, and he will go to the provincial capital next month, I think we can find time to say thank you to him That's good."

Wei Sipei nodded, "It's better to say thank you sooner rather than later, if you have time, it's better to go earlier."

Zhao Di smiled and said: "It happens that some of the shoes brought by my mother are a few pairs of bigger ones. I wanted to give them to my uncle, but I didn't know the size. They were too big. I saw that Helan was about the same size, so I didn't know the size. Send it to him, okay?" After thinking for a while, he said, "Will it be a little less? I'll buy some snacks and presents, and I'll send the purse I embroidered a while ago!" Hua'er said In the end, as if he had realized something, his face suddenly turned red.

Baozhu shook her head with a smile, "Take away the shoes, you don't need the purse, save it for Brother Liangdong, he doesn't seem to have ever carried a purse."

Wei Sipei nodded knowingly, but he didn't pierce her mind like a jewel.

Zhaodi's face was flushed, and she glanced secretly, seeing Wei Sipei's calm face, she felt a little relieved when she thought he didn't think much about it.

In the afternoon of that day, Chen Cuixi rushed back to the shop, saying that a few uncles and aunts from Jide's grandma's house were coming, and that the neighbors who were close to each other also invited many of them. Needless to say, Baozhu's parents from the Chen family, they were there that day He rushed here with Liangdong, saying that he was afraid that there would be too many people and not enough manpower, so he would help out in the shop one day in advance.Chen and Liu's old couple also notified that they would come here tomorrow, and Baozhu's uncles got the letter and were also preparing to go to the house, saying that they would come to help early tomorrow morning, because her uncle is here in the county. They lived and ate at Chen Cuixi's house for half a year, and this time they were selected as scholars by virtue of their merits, so they would come to hold a show no matter what.

Counting the people who came with their families, there should be 80 to [-] people in total. Fortunately, the store is bigger now, and if we borrow some tables and chairs, the upper and lower floors can be full.

Baozhu and Chen Cuixi discussed the dishes for tomorrow, and finally settled on a table of six meat, five vegetables and one soup. Uncle Baozhu and Chen Tiegui immediately went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables.

Chen Cuixi was not idle, and roughly settled the ingredients needed, because the specifications were much higher than those made at home, even if the money for oil, rice and seasoning was not counted, it would cost seven taels of silver to make a meal.

Mrs. Wang smiled and said that the money should not be busy counting it first. Because of Jide's marriage, she felt guilty in her heart, and she wanted to find a chance to pay her back some favors, so she said that the money was in Baozhuwa's head. superior.It is a good thing for her to be a concubine to give the baby face, and the baby is selected as a scholar, so don't worry about the money.

(End of this chapter)